Rent control is not an answer to London’s constrained housing supply
I attended the Centre for London Housing summit last Wednesday. It was a good conference where London’s public estate…
Election can offer a sensible planning system reboot
We’re in election mode. The Labour leader is going around all the media outlets telling everyone he is a…
UKREiiF might have been rainy but it offers sunnier days ahead for the UK’s built environment
Well that was UKREiiF and despite the inclement weather, the conference proved to be a useful forum for casting…
Migration Advisory Committee offers certainty to UK development sector
Sensible assessments by authoritative third-party bodies are fundamental to the UK development sector’s ability to plan and invest.
Planning by appeal is planning to fail
The team at the HBF has been doing some great work of late uncovering some of the glitches in…
The Springfield hospital case – How politicians get captured by interest groups
Last month’s decision by Wandsworth Council to continue a more than decade long theme of opposing the Springfield Hospital…
The art of finding a mentor in the property space
Mentors are important in all careers. In a complex sector like property development, perhaps more so. The sector is evolving…
House rules
There’s no shortage in supply when it comes to new housing rules. Take a step back and you realise…
The Clapham Case: Why Estate Regeneration is a long term business
For anyone who commutes through Clapham Junction station, they will be familiar with the ongoing redevelopment of the Peabody…
Forest Road an exemplar in small site development
It was great to see Pocket Living’s Forest Road open its doors on Monday with a procession of politicians…
